Sherlock Grian #2
“Ms. Taylor Gemini, you say you couldn’t be at the night of the murder because of your alibi you were out practicing during MCC. Is that correct?”
“Yes Detective, what of it?”
“You see, it was bothering me that you say that because… Etho was practicing that night. And he swore by it. Swore he didn’t see you.”
“Well, you can’t trust a zatoichi!”
“Yes I can ma’am! Yes! I can. You see. Ms. Gemini if you may come here. You forgot one thing… we have hard proof! You were not paying attention! Boys!”
Scar and Skizz walk in.
“Now we have a great police force. The best there’s been. Operated by the finest there was. And we couldn’t be here today without them.”
“Well, what? Can they prove they saw me? With what proof can Dumb and Dumber provide you?”
“The proof! The proof you were at the shopping district on the night of the murder.”
“How so?”
“You see, anyone who has gone to HQ knows that the doors are always on the fritz. You can’t enter through the main entrance. We don’t have the budget to repair it. We ask everyone to use the side or back door.”
“Okay, so what? The main door was broken into. You said so. Clearly the murderer didn’t care about using the door.”
“Well that’s where you’re wrong. Our murderer did care! You see, our murderer left traces showing they didn’t go back through the way which they came. They did take the side exit.”
“How so?”
“Because, the side door was jammed.”
“What?”
“You see when I came into the office, it bothered me that the back door was fine, but the sidedoor was jammed open, almost as if someone had forcefully open it like they were in a hurry.”
“Well, that could’ve happened for any of reason.”
“I think you might want to come see this. You see this photo Ms. Gemini?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Notice how far in the pickaxe is into False’s head.”
“Very gory…”
“It is… now the problem with this is the fact that we checked the enchantments on this. The boys down at the lab checked. This is a Fortune III pickaxe.”
“Yup.”
“Notice, this is a Netherite Pickaxe.”
“Get to the point Charlie!”
“When we talked to you, you had a lot of netherite gear. You were going for the full upgrade, correct?”
“I am, and am quite proud of doing so.”
“Now when we talked, if you can just fact check this for me. You had full Netherite armor, a sword, axe, two shovels, one pickaxe, and had done one hoe?”
“That is correct.”
“Now then… this is a blown up picture with you, Pearl, and Impulse after a mining trip.”
“Yeah… and?”
“Right there, two Netherite pickaxes on either side of the belt.”
“…”
“I’m sorry Ms. Gemini, but the only motive to open the door instead of breaking out is if the murder weapon couldn’t be taken with as well. You’re under arrest under suspicion of murder.”
Scar and Skizz hold her by the arms.
“It was a perfect crime, your only mistake was doing it too hastily.”
“Oh please, you have no evidence Charles… this won’t hold in a court of law…”